Present But Not Connected - 7 Sure Signs of Being Disconnected Financially

There are many people who are broke and many of them are Christians.  This has always been a sense of bewilderment for me.  Why are we broke when the scriptures say such things as Jesus became poor so that we might be rich (2Cor 8:9); God provides for us according to His riches in Christ Jesus (Phil 4:19); God takes pleasure in our prosperity (Psalm 35:27); above all else God desires that we prosper (3John1:2); wealth and riches are in the Lord's house (Ps 112:3); and that I will dwell in that house forever (Ps 23:6).  So why is there such an abundance of poverty.  They say that only one percent (1%) of the people enjoy the riches of the world.  Why is that?  Could it be that we are present but not connected.  Not too long ago, I heard a preacher teach on the story of Jesus in Capernaum where a paralyzed man was brought to him for healing.  When Jesus saw their faith he forgives the man's sin.  Many teachers of the law took offense and Jesus realized it.  So Jesus tells the man to get up and walk and he did.  Is it possible that many people are just like the teachers of the law in Jesus' time.  You are so caught up in the forgiveness of sin that you failed to realize that the healing is connected to the forgiveness of sin.  The Holy Spirit showed it to me this way.  We are the Christmas Tree that never gets lit up.  We are all dressed up in our pretty ornaments (scriptures, prayer, church attendence), but the lights don't come on leaving poverty and sickness in our house.  Get connected!

7 Sure Signs of Being Disconnected Financially

1.  You are working a job you hate.  Change your relationship from horizontal to vertical.  Work for the Lord and not for man.
2.  You blame others for your financial troubles.  Take responsibility for your life.  Refreshment comes after repentance.
3.  You are constantly worrying about tomorrow's bills.  Do what you can do today, tomorrow is not promised.
4.  You find no joy in seeing others prosper.  Stop living in lack, there is enough riches in the world for everyone.
5.  You have an excuse for your failures.  Learn from your mistakes.  They are opportunites for success.
6.  You can't wait for retirement so that you can do nothing.  Life is a journey, if you stop journeying where does that leave you?  Death?
7.  You see money as the cornerstone and not Jesus.  Money is not the means to the end, it is just a tool provided by the means (Jesus).  Don't get caught up into "it's all about the money".